Composer : Leonard Bernstein

Rien ne va plus. Le treize...

Banco!

I've got troubles, as I've said:

Mother's dying, Father's dead

All my uncles are in jail.

It's a very moving tale.

Though our name, I say again, is

Quite the proudest name in Venice,

Our afflictions are so many,

And we haven't got a penny.

Madam, I am desolate

At your family's tragic state.

Any help that I can give...

Please do tell me where they live.

I shall look them up tomorrow

And alleviate their sorrow

With a check made out to bearer.

In the meantime, buona sera.

We've got troubles, as she said:

Mother is dying, Father's dead.

All our uncles are in jail.

It's a very moving tale.

Although our name, I say again, is

Quite the proudest name in Venice,

All our uncles are in jail.

It is a very moving tale.

Ah, what a tale!

Ah, what a moving tale.

Millions of rubles and lire and francs,

Broke the bank, broke the bank,

Broke the best of all possible banks.

Pieces of gold to the ladies I throw;

Easy come, easy go.

Shining gold to the ladies I throw.

See them on their knees before me.

If they love me, can you blame them?

Little wonder they adore me.

Watch them woo me as I name them:

Lady Frilly, Lady Silly,

Pretty Lady Willy-Nilly,

Lady Lightly, Lady Brightly,

Charming Lady Fly-by-Nightly.

My Lady Fortune found me.

What a joy to have around me

Lovely ladies, six or seven;

This is my idea of Heaven.

Fortune, keep the wheel a-spinning,

They adore me while I'm winning!

Lady Frilly, Lady Silly,

Pretty Lady Willy-Nilly,

Lady Lightly, Lady Brightly,

Charming Lady Fly-by-Nightly.

Fools love only one or two.

Ladies, I love all of you.

She's got troubles, as she said:

Mother is dying, Father's dead.

All her uncles are in jail.

It's a very moving tale.

Although her name, she says again, is

Quite the proudest name in Venice,

All her uncles are in jail.

It's a very moving tale.

I've got troubles, as I said:

Mother is dying, Father's dead.

All my uncles are in jail.

It's a very moving tale.

Ah, what a moving tale!

Candide!

Cunegonde!